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KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. COLONEL KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, AND HIS ADJUTANT IN CONFERENCE WITH OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. THE AUSTRALIAN PARTY INCLUDED VX51552 CAPTAIN E. S. DURRANCE, COMMANDING OFFICER; NX194833 CAPTAIN T. A. LOUWISCH, ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SERVICE; NX110964 SERGEANT L. J. LAY, FIELD SECURITY SECTION ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS AMF; AND LIEUTENANT SANGSTER RAN, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CORVETTE. (PHOTOGRAPHER SUB LT PIXLEY RANVR)
KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM COMPRISING VX51552 CAPTAIN E. S. DURRANCE, COMMANDING OFFICER; NX194833 CAPTAIN T. A. LOUWISCH, ALLIED TRANSLATOR AND INTERPRETER SER
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-15. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. COLONEL SHIGERIE KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE RECEIVED AN ORDER FROM THE JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS IN MENADO TO
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. LEFT TO RIGHT: FIRST LIEUTENANT (1ST LT) NOMURA, 1ST LT YABE, 1ST LT MISUMI, 1ST LT TANAKA, CAPTAIN IWASA AND 2ND LT ASOAKA ABOARD HMAS JUNEE EN ROUTE TO THE PRISONER
KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM SENT TO ESTABLISH ALLIED CONTROL AND INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE WAR CRIMES WERE WELCOMED ON THE BEACH BY THIS GROUP OF NATIVES. (PHOTOGRAPH
TALAUD ISLANDS, DUTCH EAST INDIES, 1945-10-13. TALAUD FORCE WAS RAISED TO TAKE PROCLAMATIONS OF FREEDOM TO NATIVE PEOPLES, SUPERVISE THE ROUNDING UP OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AND INVESTIGATE GENERAL C
